| Lelam | |
|---|---|
 VCD cover | |
| Directed by | Joshiy |
| Written by | Renji Panicker |
| Produced by | Seven Arts Films Executive Producer: G.P. Vijayakumar |
| Starring | Suresh Gopi M.G. Soman Siddique N. F. Varghese Nandini Spadikam George |
| Cinematography | Sanjeev Shankar |
| Edited by | K. Sankunni |
| Music by | S.P. Venkatesh (score) Ouseppachan (songs) |
Production company | Seven Arts Films |
| Distributed by | Seven Arts International Ltd. |
Release date |
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Running time | 180 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Lelam (transl. Auction) is a 1997 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film[1] directed by Joshiy and written by Renji Panicker. It stars Suresh Gopi and M. G. Soman with Siddique, N. F. Varghese, Nandini, Maniyanpilla Raju, Vijayakumar, Spadikam George, and Kaviyoor Renuka in supporting roles. It was also the last film of the veteran actor M.G. Soman. The story revolves around the rivalry between two liquor business groups, the Aanakkattil family and Kadayadi family. The film was dubbed in Tamil as Yelam and into Telugu as Royal Challenge. Lelam was a blockbuster at the box-office and is also among the highest grossers of the 1990s.[2]
Lelam was considered major comeback film for the actor Suresh Gopi which returned him the Super Star tag after the three-year long run of stereotyped roles which mostly failed at box office.[3] The character Aanakkattil Chackochi, played by the actor still remains one of his career-best roles till date.[4]
- ^ "Suresh Gopi's film with Nithin Renji Panicker is not 'Lelam 2'". The News Minute. 22 October 2019.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Lelam | Tamil Super Hit Full Action Movie | Suresh Gopi & M G Soman | Malayalam to tamil dubbed". YouTube. 21 May 2017.
- ^ "Dress Circle - Joshiy, hit machine of 3 decades, needs reboot". Malayala Manorama. 30 August 2019.
- ^ "Is Suresh Gopi's Lelam sequel on the cards?". International Business Times. 7 October 2016.